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  • September to remember

    September to remember

    A new image and focus for Photograbee, come see…

    Hey all, I’ve so enjoyed meeting so many of you at the markets this past summer! OMG! You’re all delightful and fun, and it’s an honor to be decorating your homes and offices with my images. I’ve heard they’re ending up in Georgia and Japan and Korea! Wow! Honored! And it’s been so great meeting my fellow vendors and artists – you’re all SO talented! I love seeing what everyone has on offer!

    And I so enjoy sharing the sleepy bee story live – you can tell! I can’t make it up, the bees make the rules! I’m just along for the ride, as Gaia’s paparazzi, lol!

    That said, the markets are really hard on my body (I’m disabled with EDS), so I’m going to dial them back just a touch. Oddly, I’ve learned that larger tents are easier to set up and take down than my smaller one somehow. BUT, that is still not the best path for me. I will not stop doing markets, oh no, especially not indoor ones. BUT, I’m going to try to pivot more of my business indoors to consignment and wholesale, and online. I’m cranking out extra stock and dialing in my catalog to that end as you read.

    Meanwhile, I finally cooked up my first rose image for sale – isn’t she beautiful! I didn’t know what the exact variety was, so I called it A8 – La Vie en Rose I. (Because I have more roses in the wings.) She’s available in all 3 card sizes and as a magnet now too. I’m working on the 5×7 and 8×10 prints next. (I need more ink!)

    And, I may have to increase my prices a touch thanks to the price of paper and ink. I apologize for this, but you know I’m doing every bit of the work. Not one bit is outsourced or drop-shipped to me or anyone else. (If only!)

    Nope. I’m up late most nights trying to get it all done. And paper and ink aren’t cheap, sigh. I’ll keep them as low as possible, but I gotta make a living at this, not just give my time away. (It’s not a hobby, this is my only job presently, and I can’t work every day due to my chronic illness. If only.) Thank you for all of your support!*

    *If anyone wants to just outright donate to me either one-time to help me buy more ink, or in an ongoing fashion, I welcome you to do so here.

  • Winter markets I’m attending 2025

    I just hatched an Upcoming Shows page to share my growing winter market schedule with you all as I suddenly started to get booked up! (I had to do some juggling for a minute as some of the markets collided with each other, phew!) Keep up with the latest news always on all my socials here:

    Anyway, in case you don’t find that page, know that you can catch me THIS weekend,Saturday December 6th at Woodmere Elementary School for their Winter Bazaar 11-5. Located at 7900 SE Duke, Portland, OR 97206. Free, we have warm refreshments and a raffle and a scavenger hunt too! Park in front of the school off Duke, enter in the middle, and find loads of super crafty and talented artists and vendors in the cafeteria, and ALSO in the gym! (Don’t forget the gym! – I’ll be just left of the gym entrance after you enter.) I’ll be debuting my first 5″x7″ prints too ($10 each), thanks to the kind staff at Art Supply Store (formerly I’ve Been Framed) on SE Foster who helped me find proper packaging. (Thank you!) Come and see!

    Then I’ll be at the Clackamas County Gleaners Christmas Bazaar NEXT Saturday Dec 13th, from 10-4 pm 13821 Fir Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 (just off 213)*. Free, not sure if there’s a raffle, but pretty sure we’ll have refreshments. Dress warm, it’s in their unheated warehouse where they sort all the gleaned food they save for hungry families in the area. This is an amazing program that literally saves tons of perfectly good food from grocery stores that would otherwise be tossed. I’ve seen it, and it’s amazing. (I’m picky, and don’t like anything too old, and I was blown away by what they saved back in 2019! If you live in the area, you should check them out.)

    *Note this is a change to the previous address I had (I just caught the update on Facebook! Eek! It was 13895 before, and now I have to update all my marketing materials, sigh.) Onward…

    Then, last but not least (for now), on Sunday 12/14 12-5 pm I’ll be at the Spot Market in the old GAP store space in the Lloyd Center Mall next to Macy’s on the second (middle) level. (Not at the east end by Marshall’s as my flyer mistakenly read, sorry, my bad!) They have killer refreshments (wine and hibiscus tea) and an hourly raffle for all shoppers that buy something. The Food Court 5000 may come through once or twice too – they’re a dedicated bunch of joyful mall walkers who start up in the 3rd level food court and cruise around the whole mall with loud jazzy music!

    There’s lots going on at the Lloyd Center that whole weekend, so don’t be too distracted, and forget to stop by and see us! :)

    a colorful floor plan showing the Spot market in the old GAP store location next to Macy's in the Lloyd Center
    Find the Spot Market by Macy’s on the second (middle) level of the mall

    Hope to see you here or there! Jan – December 5, 2025

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